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'Cracked Wheat' Bread

When I began my career as a cook, I made hearty loaves like these every week. Now that we have so many bakeries producing good breads, I don't really need to bake as often, but I've never gotten bread...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Monterey Bay Abalone, Meunière Style

Author: Christine Muhlke

Short Rib Chili Nachos

These are fairly high-brow nachos, topped with a mountain of soft, spicy, chile-braised short ribs run through with rivers of molten cheese, above hillocks of guacamole; soft mounds of salsa; creamy pools...

Author: Melissa Clark

Tuna Confit

Author: Florence Fabricant

Shrimp Stock

Author: Bryan Miller

Marinated Octopus

Author: Maura Egan

Sourdough Rye

Author: Mark Bittman

Whole Wheat Quinoa Bread

This moist, hearty bread slices beautifully for sandwiches or toast. The dough is sticky because of the moisture from the cooked quinoa, but resist the urge to add too much flour.

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Spring Carrot Pickles With Caraway

You don't have to limit yourself to the young multicolored carrots that I'm finding at the farmers' market right now, but they are particularly beautiful, at least until the colors fade with time. Carrots...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Breaded Sweetbreads

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Rillettes of Duck

Author: Marian Burros

Pickled Baby Turnips

I didn't know how delicious these would be until I came back from a trip 10 days after pickling some gorgeous baby red turnips. Initially they tasted sort of blah, but after 10 days they were infused with...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Focaccia Dough

This dough recipe makes enough for three focaccias, so bake one loaf tonight and freeze the remaining dough. This can be topped with sautéed ramps or roasted potatoes, or simply brushed with good salt...

Author: Melissa Clark

Garlic Custard

Author: Molly O'Neill

Deviled Ham on Toast

Author: Mitchell Owens

Lemon Baked Squid

Author: Molly O'Neill

Concord Pickled Lox

Author: Florence Fabricant

Walnut Fougasse or Focaccia

What's called focaccia in Italy is fougasse in Provence. Fougasse, though, is often shaped like a leaf, which is easy to do and very pretty. The nutty, toasty whole grain bread is irresistible.

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Carrot Loaf

Author: Julia Reed

Pickled Cauliflower With Hot Pepper and Cumin

When I first prepared the cauliflower, it didn't do much for me for the first few days. Then I went away for a week, and when I came back and tasted the thinly sliced pickled cauliflower, now nicely infused...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Traditional Spring Rolls

Author: Nina Simonds

Salmon Pastrami

Author: Marian Burros

Lard and Cracklings

Author: Pete Wells

Baked Polenta And Mushroom Timbales

Author: Florence Fabricant

Savory Ricotta Pudding

Author: Amanda Hesser

Kasha in Phyllo

Author: Florence Fabricant

Arabic Eggplant

Author: Molly O'Neill

Truffles in Puff Pastry 'Cinderella'

Author: Jonathan Reynolds

Vietnamese Style Beef Stock

Author: Molly O'Neill

Won Ton

Author: Craig Claiborne

Oxtail Stuffed Peppers

Timing is everything. I was at Casa Mono, in Manhattan, lapping up every drop of the sauce from a little cazuela of piquillo peppers stuffed with oxtails. The next day I was tasting Ribera del Duero wines...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Profiteroles With Port Wine Mushrooms

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Portobello Caviar

Author: Molly O'Neill

Chard Stem Pickles

It occurred to me that pickling would be a great thing to do with wide chard stalks. They're crunchy and absorbent, and the texture stands up to weeks of pickling. Red chard or a mix of rainbow chard stalks...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Flour Tortillas

Author: Craig Claiborne

Lamb's Neck Rillettes

Author: Daniel Patterson